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Here at Horton Kirby we pride ourselves on making your visit as stress-free as possible. We do this by providing experienced staff to lead your day, organising transport on your behalf and we providing all the equipment and resources needed for your visit. At the end of each visit we ask the Group Leader to fill in an evaluation form telling us about their experience.

When asked for an overall opinion of the day 97% of Group Leaders said they were ‘Very Satisfied’. Here are a few of the other comments from our evaluation forms since September ‘07.

Staff Comments

'Coach driver was brilliant, friendly and very professional.’ Y5 Teacher	*‘Superbly conducted.'* Y6 Teacher	'Excellent day, well managed and presented. An easy day for the teacher. Thanks.’ Y6 Teacher
’Parents commented that the visit was extremely worthwhile.’ Y1 Teacher	*'Very interactive and good pace. A good mix of practical and theory.’* Y2 Teacher	‘We always have a wonderful time at Horton Kirby.’ Y4 Teacher
'Coach on time & carefully driven.’ Y1/2 Teacher	*'A fabulous experience, a good variety of teaching styles covered.* Y2 Teacher	*'A key part of the curriculum has been delivered in a motivating way.’* Y4 Teacher
‘An enjoyable day spent with great staff who were very safety conscious.’ Y5 Teacher	'Horton Kirby is a great resource.’ Y5 Teacher	'Informative, cheerful, lovely with children and flexible to class' needs.’ Y3 Teacher
‘’Excellent, we’re coming back next year.’ Y6 Teacher	'The staff at Horton Kirby were excellent and very much in control from the moment we arrived.' Y4 Teacher	'Staff made a challenging class feel very welcome and all enjoyed the day.' Y3 Teacher

Childrens' Comments

'Horton Kirby was good, I liked being in the river' Y6 child studying Rivers	*'Wicked, cool, excellent, good, nice brilliant and fun'* Y3 class taking part in Routefinding.	'I liked it when we collected leaves' Y2 child taking part in our Little Red Hen day
'I enjoyed it because we got to feel the particles of soil and rocks' Y6 child studying Rocks & Soils	'It was fun when we went looking for bugs. I was scared and I opened the box so quick' Y2 child studying Minibeasts	*'It was really nice, very different to London'* Y4 child studying Contrasting Locality
'I liked looking at the newt tadpole' YR child commenting on Pond Dipping.	'My favourite activity was making the clay house' Y5 child studying Contrasting Locality	*'Being in the air raid shelter made it all feel real, but it was still good fun'* Y6 child studying WW2
*'We like Horton Kirby because there is lots of fun things to do'* Y1 child comment on the Little Red Hen day	'I loved splashing in the puddles and we found a bear' YR child who went on a Bear Hunt	*'I liked it when the big bad wolf came and blew down our houses'* YR child taking part in our 3 Little Pigs day

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